Three Unknown Data Points That Will Decide the Election

We don’t know the rate at which Republicans and Democrats will defect, how independents will break, or how early voting patterns will change

Democrats Need to Focus on Retaining Weak Democratic Voters

Trump has stronger support among loosely affiliated Democrats than among left-leaning independents.

Trump is historically unpopular, and it’s not just Democrats who dislike him.

In a regular election, he wouldn’t get a speaking slot. This is no regular election.

A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.

by Bruno V. Manno

Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.

by Bruno V. Manno

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.

by Jon Marcus

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.

by Michael T. Nietzel